Riddles
Renaissance
Authors/Books
Smithisms
ERGC
100
Jack is lying on the couch, asleep. Jill is on the floor, dead. What happened?
Jack is a cat that killed Jill the fish.
100
Renaissance means this.
What is rebirth?
100
During 5th Grade, the Edison 6th Grade did a project on fairy-tales. This fairytale is a Wild West version of Cinderella.
What is "Bubba the Cowboy Prince"?
100
This was Thomas Edison's middle name.
What is Alva?
200
A man is lying in an alley, shot dead. Scattered around him are 53 bicycles.
The man had an extra Ace up his sleeve and he was playing poker. His opponents shot him dead.
200
The Renaissance began by approximately this year.
When is 1350?
200
Kathryn Stockett wrote this best-seller.
What is "The Help"?
200
This is what Mrs. Smith says when you ask, "Can I go to the bathroom?"
What is "I dont know. Can you?"
200
This is the room number of the 6th grade classroom.
What is 304?
300
Two men walked in a bar. They both got identical drinks. The first man drank his drink very fast. The second man drank his drink slowly. The second man died. What happened?
The ice in their drinks was poisoned.
300
The only thing it says is, "DON'T SCREW UP!" The rest of the time, he only whistles.
Who is Magic Monkey?
300
In this Dr Seuss book the 6th grade read with Mrs Smith, we follow the tale of a boy who owns and cultivates a circus.
What is "If I Ran the Circus"?
300
This teacher has two sons.
Who is Mrs. Shanahan?
400
The police knew that Sally committed a murder. They did not know what Sally looked like. They found out where the murder was committed. When they got in there was a policeman, a fireman, a mailman and a doctor. They immediately arrested the doctor. How did they know the doctor was Sally?
The other occupations were masculine jobs, and the doctor was the only woman.
400
To whose reign are most Renaissance Fairs set to?
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
400
Chasing Vermeer, a book also read with the Edison 6th Grade, has these three main characters.
Who are Calder, Petra, and Tommy?
400
This saying of Mrs. Smith's comes from a childhood story of hers. It includes a certain type of bird.
What is "There are turkey tracks on the ceiling!"
400
This teacher has a child graduating from college this year.
Who is Mrs. Nicholson?
500
There was a cabin in the mountain and inside the cabin there were many people dead. There was little bloodshed. There was a lot of food and water. How did they die?
It was a plane that crashed into a mountain.
500
This german festival is very similar to the typical American Renaissance Fair.
What is a Mittelaltermarkt?
500
Snow-Treasure, a book read with the Edison 6th Grade, is written by this author.
Who is Marie Mcswigan?
500
This is what Mrs. Smith says when you ask her about PCs.
What is "I am like an old cleaning lady. I dont do Windows."
500
How many slides are there on the playlot?
What is 7?
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